Yes, I definitely make use of rsync for backups of specific directories, so, in this case, no data would have been lost if I had relied solely on timeshift. But it’s a very convenient way of snapshotting the whole system.

Timeshift is essentially a gui on top of rsync anyway, if you look at what it’s doing behind the scenes.

Fixed in GrapheneOS fwiw

You can just use WireGuard with their config. easy peasy

incorrect.

no implementation of personal ID for internet access will ever be “correct.”

Duress passwords are absolutely a thing, in GrapheneOS